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Old 10-10-2022, 03:29 PM
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As for stick shifts, I don't oppose their existence, just don't like 'em myself after fighting with stupid truck transmissions a few times too many.
Didya have one of those twin-stick transmissions?

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Old 10-10-2022, 03:32 PM
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Why do cars look the way they do?

Why do they all have like fenders and edges and lines?

Why dont they look all totally different?

The difference between two nike's is greater than two cars I feel like.

Weird.
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Old 10-10-2022, 03:33 PM
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Why do cars look the way they do?

Why do they all have like fenders and edges and lines?

Why dont they look all totally different?

The difference between two nike's is greater than two cars I feel like.

Weird.
https://khcmobiletour.com/wienermobile
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Old 10-10-2022, 03:33 PM
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Didya have one of those twin-stick transmissions?
The Peterbilt did, yeah. Think it was designed to be driven by an octopus.
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Old 10-10-2022, 03:34 PM
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The Peterbilt did, yeah. Think it was designed to be driven by an octopus.

I miss the Detroit Diesel V12's. Never got to drive one though. Nothing on the road today sounds like those did.
Screamin' Demon Detroit Diesel.
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Old 10-10-2022, 03:36 PM
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Screamin' Demon Detroit Diesel.
Was going to edit it out since I don't think that's what the one in your video had--doesn't sound like I recall, at least, but now I think I'll just find a couple on Youtube and enjoy.

up 'till a couple years ago a shop down the road kept a cabover with a 12V71, but I think they got rid of it because ~2 MPG doesn't like 5 bucks a gallon diesel cost.
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I have a Dodge van and a Coupe de Ville sunday driver fun ride. Both of 'em got damaged on the same day a few weeks ago. The van is repaired and back, the Caddy's a complete loss and won't be easily replaced. Too bad, modern cars seem designed by people who want people to hate cars, they're all miserable. Prior to the van I've always driven Cadillacs and Buicks. The wife has had a smattering of Mercury or Lincoln in there.

After experiencing the misery of a late-model Nissan loaner (they called it an Altima, I call it a rolling torture box), I am dead serious when I say I would rather drive an '81 K-car than a modern car. I couldn't sit in that Nissan 15 minutes without getting a sore back.
This one is my second Nissan. The first one I had was an Altima, but I lost that one when some dude totaled it when it was sitting in a parking lot. It was okay, fairly efficient.

The Rogue gets like 27-28 mpg, at least, and it's mostly comfortable. I can't speak for the back issues. I always get those wooden bead drape things like a taxi driver, and my back rarely hurts (for that reason, anyways) unless I am on an extended road trip and driving 10+ hours per day.
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The difference between two nike's is greater than two cars I feel like.

Weird.
Carriages.

Also computer aided design will dictate certain forms for gas-performance, and Gov regulations dictate other things as well.
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Old 10-10-2022, 03:39 PM
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up 'till a couple years ago a shop down the road kept a cabover with a 12V71, but I think they got rid of it because ~2 MPG doesn't like 5 bucks a gallon diesel cost.
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Old 10-10-2022, 03:51 PM
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